William Powditch
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William Powditch was a very early settler in New Zealand's Bay of Islands and a politician in Auckland.
William Powditch in ca 1865–1870
The 1853 New Zealand provincial elections were the first elections in New Zealand to elect members and superintendents to the newly created Provinces of New Zealand. The elections were held between Ju
William Powditch
…in 1831 "to receive and return mail"; this was the first postal service between Australia and New Zealand. In 1845, Powditch moved to Auckland. In the first elections to the Auckland Provincial Council on 22 July 1853, he was elected in the Pensioner Settlements electorate. He also stood for election to Parliament…
Poster for the Wellington Provincial Council elections in 1853.
Poster for Wakelin, a populist candidate in Wellington; note the opposition to the "importers of Chinese slaves" and "flour monopolists"